Ramadan 1438: Kulsum
By Nawal Ali Watali, TwoCircles.net
I did a funny thing on the day of my first roza, well according to me." Says Kulsum, 29, who...
3 impersonators caught at Jamia Millia B.Tech. entrance test
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Three boys were caught today while impersonating at Jamia Millia Islamia entrance test for B.Tech. This year Jamia introduced mandatory photographing of candidates at the test centres prior to being allowed to enter the examination hall. The impersonators will be handed over to the police.
Maiden session of B.Ed. at Ajmal Women College inaugurated
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Guwahati: The maiden session of Bachelor of Education section of Maryam Ajmal Women College of Science and Technology was inaugurated at Hojai in Assam’s Nagaon district on Monday with the presence of several dignitaries.
Over dozen JNU students booked for misbehaving with VC
New Delhi, (IANS): Delhi Police has booked over a dozen students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for allegedly misbehaving with Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar...
US says situation in Iraq, Iran have direct impact on Gulf security
By NNN-KUNA
Manama : US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Saturday the security situation Iraq and Iran's refusal to abide by international obligations have direct impacts on security conditions in the Gulf region.
Addressing the Manama security Dialogue, Gates said the security of the Gulf region has always been a center-stage issue during his service in the US administration before being named as secretary of defense.
He said the US has been exerting efforts to bolster partnerships with the Arab Gulf countries to boost security and stability of the region.
Let us rediscover our history of composite culture: Asghar Ali Engineer
By Anju Azad, TwoCircles.net
Guwahati: Ashgar Ali Engineer spoke at a 3-day long international conference on “Armed Conflcit and Peace Prospect’ on June 17th, 2009 at Guwahati, Assam. The conference was organized by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development. He delivered a lecture on ‘Re-reading through History of Communal Harmony’.
A brief abstract of his speech is as follows:
Sai Baba’s town Shirdi welcomes Prophet’s message
By TCN News,
Shirdi (Maharashtra): Shirdi, a small town well-known nationally as well as internationally, was seen in another unique pilgrimage mood on the evening of 22nd February when this city of Sai Baba witnessed the big hoardings written as “Prophet Muhammed For All”, displayed by Ahmednagar unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Maharashtra.
Mumbai Journalists protest on arrest of a scribe under Secret Act
By Mohd. Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,
Murder sparks off tension in Haryana town
By IANS
Gohana (Haryana) : Tension prevailed in this Haryana town Monday evening after a youth was killed in what is being suspected to be revenge killing by the Jat community.
Rakesh Kumar of the Balmiki community was shot dead in this town, 250 km from state capital Chandigarh.
The people took to the streets to protest the killing and damaged property.
Rakesh was accused in the murder of a Jat youth, Baljit Singh, in a caste clash here in 2005.
Separatist shutdown partially affects life in Srinagar
Srinagar : A separatist called shutdown partially affected life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar on Monday.
Private transport, government offices, banks and post...
Umaiyah Khan not permitted to write NTA NET exam because of her Hijab
By S.N. Ansari
“It clearly says in Constitution that we are free to follow any religion yet this chauvinistic government servants didn't let me appear in...
Omar hails life sentence to seven soldiers
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday hailed the army's decision to sentence seven soldiers to life imprisonment for staging a...
Nothing Islamic about terrorism: US special envoy
By Anjali Ojha, IANS,
New Delhi : There is nothing like Islamic terrorism as terrorism has no religion and is rejected by good people the world over, including Muslims, says Rashad Hussain, the Indian-origin US special envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
"Religious leaders throughout the world and communities should make it clear that this (terrorism) is an ideology that is rejected by people in all faiths and has roots in no religion," Hussain, an American of Indian descent who is tasked with bridging the gap between America and Muslim nations, told IANS.
Pakistan’s Official: Musharraf to doff uniform by Dec. 1
By Xinhua
Islamabad : Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has said that he will quit as army chief before Dec. 1, the government's top lawyer said Thursday.
"The president has said that he will give up his uniform before Dec. 1," Attorney General Malik Mohammad Qayyum told a news conference.
Qayyum said that the Supreme Court of Pakistan would decide on Musharraf's re-election case next week.
Budget proposes Rs.10 bn for minorities’ welfare
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Friday announced Rs.10 billion budgetary allocation for the development of minorities, who account for over 18 percent of the country's total population.
With Rs.10 billion as plan allocation, the total annual outlay of the ministry of minority affairs for 2008-09 now stands at over Rs.10.13 billion.
Chidambaram in his budget speech said, "More candidates belonging to the minorities will be recruited to the central paramilitary forces."
Finger pressing EVM stronger than one on AK-47: Modi
Jammu : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said the finger which presses the electronic voting machine (EVM) is much stronger than the one that...
32 Taliban militants killed in Pakistan
By DPA,
Islamabad: Soldiers killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Pakistan's troubled north-western tribal region, the military said Monday.
Nine were killed in the South Waziristan district near Afghan border, where troops have been battling a resurgent Taliban militia for the last five weeks.
An army statement said the security forces cleared a strategic location after clashes, and consolidated their positions around Lakhi Ghund and Bunker ridge of the district.
Need for modification of Shariat Act 1937, codification of Islamic law for all Muslims...
He wanted modification in Shariat Act 1937 so that it could be applied to all Muslims and to the entire territory of India. He wanted codification of Islamic law in India also as it has been done in 28 Muslim countries. But he has been misunderstood and opposed by Ulema. Former Chairman of National Commission for Minorities and present Member of Law Commission of India Dr. Tahir Mahmood talks exclusively on the issue with Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net.
Backward classes panel for quota in private sector
New Delhi : The National Commission of Backward Classes has written to the social justice ministry to bring a bill for providing 27 percent...
Aligarh: Cross-cultural communication specialists, ELT experts discuss teaching methodologies in interdisciplinary context at AMU
TCN News
Aligarh: English is the language of the world, whoever and in whichever part it is to be taught, it has to be taught in...
WB Assembly bye-election : Rabiul Alam of Cong wins Rejinagar
AIUDF could manage only 1.2% of votes in its first election in West Bengal
By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Five Afghan troops killed in suicide bombing
By DPA,
Kabul : A suicide bomber killed at least five Afghan troops in an attack on military convoy in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, officials said.
The attack in south-eastern province of Paktika came a day after two NATO soldiers were killed in a similar suicide attack in the neighbouring province of Khost, the military said.
"Three Afghan army soldiers and two border policemen were killed in the attack," Daulat Zadran, the provincial police chief for Paktika, said. He said several others were wounded when the bomber targeted the combined forces in Bermal district.
Declare J&K floods national calamity: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi:Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the floods in Jammu and...
Curfew in Kashmir Valley, separatist activists arrested
By IANS,
Srinagar : Indefinite curfew was imposed in the Kashmir Valley early Sunday and several separatist leaders were placed under house arrest and activists arrested ahead of their proposed march to the city centre Monday.
Ayaz Akbar, spokesman of the hardline Hurriyat group led by Syed Ali Geelani, was among the about two dozen separatist activists detained by the police in the morning.
Pune Violence: JUH briefs damages suffered by Muslims to Police Commissioner
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Pune: City unit of Jamiat Ulema Hind met Pune police officials including Pune commissioner and ACPs under the direction of JUH Maharashtra president Maulana Muhammad Nadeem Siddique and presented the ground realities, which they found after visiting the affected areas in Pune and its nearby areas.
Religious, cultural strife threatening global peace, security – Kuwait UN representative
By NNN-KUNA
United Nations : Kuwait warned late Friday that religious strife and cultural conflicts witnessed around the world threatened global peace and security.
Israel, Palestine meet to talk security
By NNN-Prensa Latina
Ramallah : Officials of the Israeli government met on Monday with representatives of Palestine to discuss security and the suspension of restrictions on the inhabitants of the West Bank, said Israeli government spokeswoman Miri Eisin.
The place of the meeting was not revealed and top Israeli officials participated, while Palestine was represented by Interior Ministry officials.
Eisin said this was a first step, and denied any exchange of a wanted list or coordination of arrests, as charged by some members of the Islamic Resistance.
How to explain these unsystematic investigation?
By Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam for TwoCircles.net,
Recently there was a talk about how people have been killed in fake encounters. The police have claimed...
Hurriyat wants government to follow Vajpayee’s vision: Mirwaiz
Srinagar : Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on Wednesday said they expect the Indian government to carry forward the spirit of Atal...
M.F. Husain summoned by court
By IANS
New Delhi : A Delhi court Wednesday summoned eminent painter M.F. Husain to appear before it in a case pertaining to some of his works that have allegedly hurt religious sentiments of some people.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) A.K. Kuhar directed Husain to appear before it March 29.
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इसरार अहमद, twocircles.net
दिल्ली। क़रीब 50 लोगों की मौत के बाद पूर्वी दिल्ली के इलाक़ों में हिंसा थम गई है। इन तीन दिनों में कई...
Qureshi’s condition improves, taken off ventilator
By IANS,
Srinagar : Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi, who was in a critical condition since Friday after he was attacked by unidentified men here, was taken off life support systems, doctors attending on him said.
A team of neuro-surgeons examined 66-year-old Qureshi Monday afternoon in the Soura medical institute and said the separatist leader's condition has improved.
"He has shown slight improvement and we decided to take him off the ventilator. But we are constantly monitoring his condition," a senior doctor told IANS.
Court reserves order on extraditing British teenager’s killer
By IANS
New Delhi : A Delhi Court Monday reserved its order till June 6 on Britain's plea to deport expatriate Indian Maninder Pal Singh to stand trial for allegedly raping and killing a teenager, Hannah Foster there.
Kerala Muslim organisations will work to ensure plastic-free Iftars in the state
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Kozhikode: For Muslims, Ramadan is not only a time observe fast but also a month of celebrating togetherness through Iftars, the collective...
Muslim Peace Coalition condemns Paris attacks, reiterates need for comprehensive strategy to combat terrorism
By TCN News
The Muslim Peace Coalition joined a host of global organisations in unequivocally condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed more than...
Petition to PM, MHA, MHRD, Law Ministry against proposed installation of statues of Nathuram...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Lawyer and activist Shahzad Poonawala has petitioned to the Prime Minister, Home Minister, HRD Minister and Law Minister against the proposed installation of statues of Nathuram Godse, whom he calls a “terrorist and killer of MK Gandhi”.
TCN cartoon: Babri justice
By Yusuf, TwoCircles.net,
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Noted criminal lawyer attacked in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: Noted criminal lawyer R.K. Naseem was critically injured after he was attacked by one of his close relatives over some property dispute Sunday, police said.
Naseem was attacked by one of his brothers-in-law Vinod in Dabri area of southwest Delhi. According to police, Vinod hit Nasem on head with a stick.
Yasin Malik arrested, clashes in Srinagar
Srinagar : More than two dozen people were injured here on Friday as security forces and JKLF supporters clashed after their leader Yasin Malik...
Iraqi tribals ask Osama to stop attacking civilians
By DPA
Baghdad : An Iraqi US-backed tribal council Sunday called on the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network Osama bin Laden to order a halt to attacks on Iraqi civilians, media reports said.
Bin Laden issued a new audio message Saturday apparently aimed at stemming the tide of Sunnis joining Iraq's political process, a US-based monitoring group said.
BSP’s Naseemuddin Siddiqui questioned by UP Police
Lucknow, (IANS): Two days after his expulsion from the BSP, former Uttar Pradesh minister and senior state politician Naseemuddin Siddiqui was questioned by the...
700 Bangladesh fishermen take shelter in India
Dhaka, Sep 25 (IANS) Over 700 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard 50 trawlers, who were feared missing, have taken shelter in different coastal areas in West Bengal.
They cannot return to their trawlers because of high waves in the Bay of Bengal triggered by sudden storms, according to some of the fishermen who have reportedly contacted their companies.
The trawlers are anchored at Ketua in 24 Parganas district, and Naamkhana and Shankarpur of East Midnapore district, according to reports obtained here from the stranded fishermen.
Seven killed as bomb explodes in Bihar village
By IANS,
Patna: At least seven people were killed Sunday morning when a cylinder bomb exploded at Pachokhar village in Bihar's Aurangabad district, police said.
Struggling Against The Odds: A One-Man Mission
Riazuddin Ahmed lost his parents and a sister in the ghastly Nellie Massacre. But he has fought against all odds to revive the spirit to live. He has set up COMTI, a one man mission to compile biographies of Indian Muslim personalities whose contributions need to be remembered by the society.
Meet Md. Shujatullah who completed 1000 days of serving free breakfast to 1000 people
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Mohammed Shujatullah, a student of Pharm D from Sultan Ul Uloom College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad began serving free breakfast to the needy...
An explosion far bigger than Gujarat riots
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
Title: Gujarat Files; Author: Rana Ayyub; Publisher: Rana Ayyub; Pages: 204; Price: Rs 295.
This is an explosive expose of the 2002...
Hindu Sena holds prayer to ‘purify’ JNU campus
New Delhi : Rightwing group Hindu Sena's student wing Hindu Vidyarthi Sena on Friday organised a Ram Navami prayer at the Jawaharlal Nehru University...
Call roundtable on Pakistani political scenario: Altaf
Karachi, Sep 17 (IANS) Altaf Hussain, whose Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is aligned to Pakistan's ruling coalition but who lives in exile in London, has called for a meeting of all political, religious, ethnic and linguistic parties and groups to discuss ways of meeting the challenges confronting the country.
Communal tension in Delhi’s Trilokpuri
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Communal tensions have erupted in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri area since last night. According to reports, Block Number 15 and 27 ( both are adjacent) of Trillokpuri are gripped in communal tension since last night after local Muslims demanded that a make-shift Mata Ki Chouki that was put up for 9 days in front of a Mosque be removed.
No bail to cops jailed for Connaught Place killings
By IANS
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to hear the bail application of the 10 policemen sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two innocent citizens in broad daylight in the capital's Connaught Place over ten years ago.
A division bench headed by Justice G.S. Sistani denied bail to the cops, who were sentenced Oct 24 last year after being convicted for gunning down businessmen Pradeep Goel and Jagjeet Singh, reportedly mistaking them for dreaded gangster Mohammed Yasin and his henchman.
AMU must now learn to respond to the propaganda against it
By Sharjeel Usmani
Off times, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) becomes the centre of media trials. The recent controversy came in when several right-wing websites...
12 Osmania varsity students nabbed for holding ‘beef festival’
Hyderabad : Twelve students of Osmania University were arrested on Friday for allegedly holding a "beef festival" in violation of court orders, police said.
Police...
Yashica Dutt’s book ‘Coming Out as Dalit’ to be released in 2017
By TCN News,
A book written by Yashica Dutt, a journalist living in New York, who concealed her identity of being a dalit for a...
Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget
New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a...
As Indore violence spreads, Congress demands judicial probe
By IANS,
Bhopal : The Congress in Madhya Pradesh Friday demanded a judicial probe into the violence that killed five people in Indore city during the shutdown called over the Amarnath shrine land row.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee president Suresh Pachouri accused the police of being hand-in-glove with the protesters during the shutdown called Thursday by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to protest the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to cancel allotment of forest land to the Amarnath shrine.
Foundation stone laid for Humayn’s Tomb Museum
To provide a better understanding of Mughal architecture and building craft traditions
By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Minister of State for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma in the presence of Chairman, Aga Khan Development Network, His Highness the Aga Khan laid the foundation stone of a Site Museum at the Humayun’s Tomb Complex in New Delhi today.
Iraqi president strongly protests US arrest of Iranian national
By IRNA
Baghdad : Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has strongly protested to detention of an Iranian civilian official by US forces in Iraq.
In a letter addressed to the top US officials in Iraq, General David Petraeus and ambassador Ryan Crocker, Talabani expressed indignation at detention of Mahmoud Farhadi, a civilian from the Iranian western province of Kermanshah, by the US forces.
Farhadi, an employee in charge of trade exchanges in the governor general's office of Kermanshah, was arrested by US forces in the Iraqi city of Suleymaniya last Thursday.
Special public prosecutor appointed in Riyas Moulavi murder case
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Kasargod: Following agitations and state-wide demands, Kerala Government has appointed M Ashokan as the special public prosecutor in Riyas Moulavi murder...
BJP to apprise PM about Bengal blast
Kolkata : Pressing for an NIA probe into the Pingla blast that claimed 12 lives, the BJP on Friday said it would raise the...
Mobile phone-based alerts for pregnant women launched
Kolkata : A mobile phone-based alert system for pregnant women in rural areas was launched here on Monday to help them stay healthy till...
Indian teacher honoured in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah : The Indian community in Saudi Arabia held a reception here to honour a teacher who has received India's best teacher award.
The Indian...
Aurangabad riots: Fact-finding report alleges targeted attack against the specific community
TCN News
About a week after the riots in Aurangabad district, a fact-finding team comprised of Rameshbhai Khandagale, Vira Sathidar, Ravi Gaikwad, Gautam Kamble, Pramod...
“They didn’t even spare women,” Muslim villagers allege Police brutality in UP’s Shamli
By Ghazala Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Uttar Pradesh: In Taprana village of Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, police vandalized Muslim houses, thrashed residents, including women – local residents told...
Muslims appeal for peace — post Ayodhya verdict
By IANS,
Mumbai: Muslim intellectuals and religious scholars Friday urged the Muslim community to maintain peace after the judicial gives its ruling on the Babri mosque title suit Sep 24.
पीर मुहम्मद मूनिस को भारत रत्न दिए जाने की उठी मांग
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
बेतिया(बिहार)-आज पीर मुहम्मद मूनिस की याद में चम्पारण के बेतिया शहर के एम.जे.के. कॉलेज में आज द्वितीय पीर मुहम्मद मूनिस स्मृति व्याख्यान...
Modi hits back at Abdullahs, blames family for Pandits’ exodus
New Delhi: A day after National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah said those who vote for Narendra Modi should "jump into the sea", the BJP...
Thokk Do: Five years of Encounter-Raj in Uttar Pradesh
The staggering number of 'encounters' in Uttar Pradesh during chief minister Yogi Adityanath's term only make true his 2017 statement—a rather undeclared policy of...
Sacrificial goat sells for Rs.120,000 in Lucknow
By IANS
Lucknow : A sacrificial goat, initially meant as a gift for Bollywood star Salman Khan, was sold for Rs.120,000 in Lucknow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha Friday.
"I brought this goat all the way from Jaipur as I knew that the Lucknow market has fantastic demand," said 32-year-old Imran Pathan who claims he had planned to gift the goat to his favourite actor Salman Khan.
"Since I could not get access to him, I decided to bring the goat here and sell it at a good price," he said.
National Science Day celebrated at Techno City
By TCN News,
Guwahati: Around eighty Science models based on technology & innovation were displayed by young and budding engineers of Regional Institute of Science & Technology at the Techno City campus of 9th mile in Meghalaya on the occasion of National Science Day on Saturday, February 28.
Jharkhand assembly speaker threatened by Maoist
By IANS,
Ranchi: Jharkhand Assembly speaker C.P. Singh was Tuesday allegedly threatened by a Maoist rebel as he forwarded to the authorities a complaint against an official of the state.
Hinduism is about love, unity, not divisive ideas: Author Mani Rao
By Bhavana Akella
New Delhi : With attacks by fringe Hindu outfits on writers and intellectuals for their views and assaults and murders of...
“RSS-BJP want Jammu to be Muslim free,” says Gujjar leader after authorities demolish 5...
By Auqib Javeed, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Stating that BJP and RSS is hell-bent on dislocating Muslims in Jammu, the Gujjar Muslims are anguished over “selective” demolition...
Opposition Leader exposes anti-Urdu steps of Nitish Govt.
By Manzar Bilal, TwoCircles.net,
‘नीति आयोग’ में बदलेगा योजना आयोग
By TwoCircles.Net staff reporter,
नई दिल्ली: स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा योजना आयोग को भंग करने का ऐलान अब रूप लेता दिख रहा है. भारत सरकार के अंतर्गत गठित इस आयोग का नाम ‘नीति आयोग’ करने की योजना है.
Explosives recovered from Ranchi’s outskirts
By IANS,
Ranchi: Explosives were recovered from Maoist hideouts on the outskirts of Ranchi Saturday, police said.
Why Muslims vote for the BJP
By Irfan Engineer,
The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) had carried out a survey during the Maharashtra Legislative Assemble elections held in 1995. The survey then showed that about 10% Muslims were going to vote for the BJP. Muslim voters then were angry with Congress for allowing demolition of the Babri Masjid under their watch. The Muslim votes shifted away from the Congress to the regional parties like the SP in UP and Lalu Prasad in Bihar. However, a small section was willing to vote even for BJP in absence of any other alternative to Congress. A Muslim voter from Western Maharashtra represented the mood of Muslims in the 1995 elections in these words “jis party ne Babri Masjid girte dekhi, ham usse girte dekhna chahte hain.” (we want to see that party falling, which saw the Babri Masjid being demolished under its watch). Personal security mattered more than the Babri Masjid to an ordinary Muslim. The demolition of Babri Masjid was followed by heinous communal riots in many towns. The Muslims who voted for the BJP did so more out of anger against the Congress rather than endorsing the BJP. In local body elections however, a tiny section of Muslims did vote for a good BJP-Shiv Sena candidate in local bodies. However, politically, Muslims shunned BJP understandably.
‘Chinar Man’: Transforming Mountains and Minds in Kashmir’s Frontier
Bhat Yasir, Umar Farooq, TwoCircles.net
Srinagar: Nestled within the rugged terrain of Jammu and Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara lies a remote village where a...
Gujarat Muslims targeted in blast aftermath, say rights activists
By IANS,
New Delhi : Claiming that around 400 Muslim youths were rounded up for questioning in connection with the serial bombings in Gujarat's largest city Ahmedabad last week, human rights activists have criticised the singling out of members of a community without first probing their role in the terrorist attack.
Will form next Kashmir government on our own, says PDP
Jammu : The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday said it was confident of forming the next government in Jammu and Kashmir on its own...
Farooq mulls autonomy in JK, Govt to consider release of political detenues
By Majid Kapra, Agence India Press,
Srinagar: President of ruling National Conference and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah Thursday said Restoration of ‘Autonomy’ is the only way out to bring normalcy and peace in the state and sub-continent and if there is any other solution better than autonomy which is acceptable to people of Jammu and Kashmir the party will welcome that,.
Government raises cap on bulk SMSes from five to 20
By IANS,
New Delhi : The government Thursday increased the cap on SMSes to 20 from five announced last week for 15 days with immediate effect.
Modi’s ‘I, me, myself’ style may have hurt BJP
By Amulya Ganguli,
What the Delhi poll outcome has confirmed is that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can be stopped in its tracks by a determined opponent, even one not as well-entrenched as established regional parties like the AIADMK, the Biju Janata Dal or the Trinamool Congress were in their respective states in last year's general election.
Imam Hussain’s martyrdom remembered in Mumbai on Muharram
Mumbai : Muharram, observed in memory of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his followers in Karbala, was...
Four MNLF militants killed in Philippines
By Xinhua
Manila : Four suspected members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were killed following a clash with Marine soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Sulu before dawn Tuesday, local media reported.
Rice names former NATO commander as U.S. special Mideast envoy
By Xinhua
Washington : U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice named on Wednesday former NATO commander, retired General James Jones, as the special U.S. envoy for the Middle East security.
"I believe we need an experienced leader who can address the regional security challenges comprehensively and at the highest levels and who can provide the full support of our government to the partners as they work to meet their responsibilities," Rice said while announcing the appointment in the State Department.
Guard against religious majorityism, stresses Chidambaram
By IANS,
New Delhi: Two legal luminaries locked horns in the Rajya Sabha Thursday, with Home Minister P. Chidambaram cautioning against dividing the country's polity on religious lines and Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) countering that the minorities needed to be protected but not at the cost of the majority.
Seminar held on Indian Muslims’ economic roadmap
By TCN News,
Hyderabad: As a part of series of seminar “Road map to future –India 2047” Rehab India Foundation organised a seminar on “Indian Muslim Economy” at FAPCCI Auditorium in Hyderabad.
Highways get maximum allocation in PM’s Bihar package
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday gave out detail of the Rs.1.25 lakh crore package for Bihar announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with...
SC judges’ apprehensions matter of grave concern: Legal fraternity
New Delhi, (IANS): Members of the legal fraternity on Friday dubbed the apprehensions of four senior judges about the Supreme Court's functioning a "major concern",...
Pakistani opposition boycotts Saudi reception
By IANS
Islamabad : Upset over Saudi Arabia's role in the deportation of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the entire opposition stayed away from the national day reception hosted by the kingdom's ambassador Tuesday.
"Observant guests at the reception thought events surrounding Nawaz Sharif had cast a shadow on the celebration of the national day of a country which inspires reverence in Muslims everywhere, not just in Pakistan," Dawn reported Wednesday.
Romesh Sharma convicted for murder of fashion designer
By IANS
New Delhi : A city court Friday convicted Romesh Sharma, allegedly an associate of mobster Dawood Ibrahim, and five others for the murder of fashion designer Kunjum Budhiraja in 1999. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced Feb 18.
Additional Sessions Judge S.P. Garg held Sharma and five others guilty of murder of the 29-year-old designer.
Budhiraja was shot dead March 20, 1999, by a group of men from Uttar Pradesh allegedly at Sharma's behest when she went to offer prayers at a temple in his south Delhi farmhouse.
Four Maoists arrested in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna: Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar's Gaya district Thursday, police said.
Acting on a tip, a joint team of the Special Task Force and railway police arrested the four from Gaya railway station.
Gaya Superintendent of Police Amit Lodha said the men were involved in criminal activity.
They were identified as Naresh Das, Alakhdeo Rajvanshi, Vijay Ram and Vinod Kumar. All were described as active members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist.
2.6 tons of cocaine seized in Spain
By IANS/EFE,
Madrid : Spanish authorities have arrested 10 people with over 2.6 tons of cocaine being shipped from Colombia, police said.
The seize confirmed police suspicions about a new drug-trafficking route linking the Caribbean, Africa and Europe.
Details of the operation dubbed 'Southern Sea' were revealed by the security force in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Canary Islands' second city, at a press conference Saturday.
Kerala Muslim bodies protest delay in land for AMU centre
By IANS,
Thiruvananthapuram : Activists from a dozen Muslim organisations in Kerala staged a protest in front of the state secretariat Tuesday to protest the "callous attitude" of the state government in providing land for setting up an off- campus centre of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Malappuram district.
VHP needs to launch movement for Hindu values: Singhal
New Delhi : The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) needs to launch a national movement on the lines of Ram Janambhoomi issue to rekindle the...
Massive security in Hyderabad for Ganesh festival, Ramadan
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Over 25,000 policemen have been deployed here as the city police are on high alert for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival beginning Wednesday and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which began Tuesday.
As the two major festivals are coinciding and in view of the recent blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, the police are not taking any chances and have called additional forces from other parts of Andhra Pradesh.
ICRC confirms 4 staff members kidnapped in Afghanistan
By Xinhua
Geneva : The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed on Thursday that four of its staff members, including two expatriates, had been kidnapped by an opposition group in Afghanistan.
"We confirm that four ICRC staff members were seized by an armed opposition group on their way back to the delegation in Kabul in the district of Wardak, southwest of Kabul," ICRC spokeswoman Carla Haddad said in Geneva.
Haddad did not mention the name of the opposition group, but she was obviously referring to the Taliban forces.
चुनावी हिंसा के मुहाने पर बिहार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: चर्चित कथा है कि एक बार एक कौवे के बच्चों को इंसानी गोश्त खाने का दिल कर रहा था. कौवे...
UP Government dissolves Shia, Sunni Waqft boards amid corruption charges
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath announced on Thursday to dissolve the Shia and Sunni Waqf boards of the state....
11 killed as high-voltage wire fall on mob in Assam
Guwahati : At least 11 people were killed and over a dozen injured when a high-voltage electric wire fell on a mob at Pengeree...
नोटबंदी : गरीबों को प्रभावित करने वाला फैसला अच्छा कैसे हो सकता है –...
नोटबंदी : गरीबों को प्रभावित करने वाला फैसला अच्छा कैसे हो सकता है - प्रभात पटनायक से बातचीत
चेतना त्रिवेदी / रवि प्रकाश
आपके अनुसार काला...
Mr Jinnah to sit in Indian Parliament
By Syed Ali Mujtaba
Chennai: Indian Parliament will soon have Mr Jinnah as one its members. The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu has cleared his name of A.A. Jinnah along with another nominee Vasanthi Stanley as its party's nominee.
Six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu are falling vacant this month. The DMK will send two members, its ally Congress two, the PMK and the CPI (M) one each. The opposition AIADMK will have only one member this time.
Muslim organizations are increasing pressure to Ban RSS and to arrest Mohan Bhagwat
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter,
Mumbai: Many muslim organizations are continuously demanding the arrest of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and a ban on RSS. Leaders of organizations are saying that it has become very clear after Aseemanand, who has masterminded several terror attacks, recently told caravan magazine reporter that Bhagwat was aware of the conspiracy to plant bombs in Malegaon, Mecca Masjid, Samjhauta Express and Ajmer Dargah.
‘Restore Saudi Airlines flights for Telangana, Andhra pilgrims’
Hyderabad : The Congress has urged the central government to ensure that Saudi Airlines flights are arranged for the pilgrims of Telangana and Andhra...
Jammu-Srinagar highway cleared of stranded passengers
By IANS,
Jammu: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir were Monday finally able to move to their respective destinations passengers stranded on the Jammu-Srinagar highway.
Afghan Blast Kills One US Soldier
By Prensa Latina
Kabul : One US soldier died, and another two were injured when an explosive device detonated in their vehicle in the Afghan province of Khost, Pentagon sources reported Thursday.
The incident took place Wednesday, and the two wounded soldiers were taken to a US base to receive medical treatment.
In the meantime, the Afghan interior ministry reported that about 200 alleged rebels died in clashes with the army during the occupation of the southern locality of Musa Qala.
Bomb attacks in Maharashtra since 1993
By IANS,
Mumbai: Bomb attacks in Maharashtra since 1993.
March 12, 1993: Serial blasts rock Mumbai, including Zaveri Bazar, 257 killed 713 injured.
Two village headmen shot dead in Kashmir
Srinagar : Two sarpanches (village headmen) of adjoining villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in separate attacks...
Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany
By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net
Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...
No FIR on woman for offering namaz in govt hospital: Prayagraj police
Amid controversy over a woman offering namaz Muslim prayer) inside a vacant room in a government hospital, Prayagraj police has clarified that offering namaz was not...
Iran to launch Bushehr power plant in summer 2008
By Xinhua
Tehran : Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday that Tehran would put the country's first nuclear power plant into operation with half capacity in the summer of 2008, the official IRNA news agency reported.
"The Bushehr power plant will be launched at the capacity of 50 percent next summer," Manouchehr Mottaki was quoted as saying by IRNA.
"Grounds would be prepared for injection of fuel to the 1,000-megawatt power station after completion of the nuclear fuel by Russia which will take place in eight stages," he added.
Pakistani boy dies as kite string slices neck
By IANS,
Islamabad : A Pakistani boy was killed when the string of a kite sliced through his neck in Karachi city.
Kalka mail searched at Ghaziabad after hoax bomb call
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : The Howrah-bound Kalka mail from Delhi was stopped for two hours at Ghaziabad Thursday after the Delhi police received a hoax phone call in which the caller informed the police that a bomb had been planted on the train.
The police received the call immediately after the train left New Delhi station at 7:15 a.m. Simultaneously, the Government Railway Police (GRP) Ghaziabad also received a similar call, informing them of a bomb on the train.
At 8.00 a.m. when the train reached Ghaziabad junction, the GRP with the help of local police screened the train.
Mumbai court extends Bhatkal, Akhtar’s police custody
By IANS,
Mumbai : A special court here Tuessday extended, till Feb 28, police custody of Indian Mujahiddeen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his associate Asadullah Akhtar in connection with the July 13, 2011 Mumbai triple blasts case.
War of words between Trinamool, BJP a got-up game: Left
Kolkata : The Left Front Wednesday claimed that the ongoing war of words between BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and the Mamata Banerjee-led...
Take criminal action against those who demolished the Babri Masjid: INL
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Kochi: The central government should get ready to take criminal action against those who demolished the Babri Masjid, said Siraj Ibrahim Sait, national general secretary of the Indian National League. He pointed out that those who lost their dependents in the riots that accompanied the demolition of the masjid have not yet received any compensation money. He was speaking at a press conference in Calicut.
मेरठ में ढाई साल के शादान की दरिंदगी से हत्या, कुकर्म की आशंका
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मेरठ: कोतवाली के इमलियान मोहल्ले से बुधवार को ढाई साल के बच्चे का अपहरण कर उसका कत्ल कर दिया गया. बच्चे...
Delhi court asks cops to probe cash-for-query scam
By IANS
New Delhi : Pulling up Delhi Police for neglecting duty, the Delhi High Court Tuesday asked them to investigate a scandal in which 11 members of parliament were caught on camera accepting money to raise questions in parliament.
The court asked the police to probe the matter within two months and submit a report before it.
Unanswered Calls: Himachal Government and Congress Silence Amid Muslim’s Shop Vandalism at Nahan
Sidra Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Nahan (Himachal Pradesh): On June 19, a day after Eid al-Adha, a garment shop in the Himachal Pradesh city of Nahan was vandalized...
Toll in Iraq attack downgraded to seven
By DPA,
Karbala (Iraq) : The death toll in a car bombing in the holy Shiite Iraqi city of Karbala was only seven, medical sources said Monday - contradicting an earlier police toll of 48.
Higher studies still a problem for Malabar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Calicut: Malabar has again come out with golden feathers in the Kerala State Secondary Examination results announced on Monday. However, the options for higher studies are still a problem for the northern part of the state. The lack of necessary higher education options in northern Kerala is supposed to affect nearly half a lakh of students who have passed the exam.
Phase 3 of poll process gets underway in Pakistan
By Muhammad Najeeb, IANS
Islamabad : Pakistan moved one step closer towards elections Friday as the third phase of the Jan 8 polls began with election tribunals hearing cases against the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers, including of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz, who returned last month after seven years of forced exile in Saudi Arabia, are among the 1,047 candidates whose nomination papers have been rejected by the Election Commission.
आतंकवाद के आरोप में गिरफ़्तार इक़बाल आठ साल बाद बाईज़्ज़त बरी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ : आज से आठ साल पहले दिल्ली क्राईम ब्रांच ने 21 मई 2008 को नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन के क़रीब से...
Abdullah, Mufti forced to stay in airport by agitators
By IANS,
Jammu : National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, who arrived here for an all-party meeting, were forced to stay at the airport for over three hours as agitators for Amarnath shrine land blocked their way out.
Uma Bharti reiterates moral responsibility of Babri demolition, vows to fight out legally
By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles, net,
Bhopal: Former Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP), leader and chief of Bharatiya Janshakti Party, Uma Bharti has reiterated her old stand of taking moral responsibility of the demolition of Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in the eastern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
"Even if I am hanged for it (demolition) I shall not waver and gleefully take the noose", Bharti declared. She was taking part in a live debate tonight on IBN7 TV channel from her residence here in Bhopal.
Sexual attempt on Indian boy in Dubai mosque
Dubai: A court in the UAE Sunday adjourned till April 27 the hearing in a case relating to the attempted sexual assault on an...